1. The World in 1450

2. The World Changed in 1500 The Beginning of “the early modern period”
✔ the emergence of global trading networks
✔ the retreat and collapse of old empires
✔ the birth of new empires
✔ the emergence of Europe as a global power

3. China: The Ming Dynasty
Zheng He

4. Revised Schedule – this week
Tuesday – June 27 – “The World in 1450” and “European Empires in the Americas”
Wednesday – June 28 – “Colonial Societies” and “Russian Empire”
Thursday – June “Asian Empires” and review for exam
Friday – June 30 – Exam and TA led Discussion (papers due)

5. The Ottoman Turks
1453 – Turks seize Constantinople from the Byzantine Empire

6. Empires in the Americas
Aztec Inca Maya Olmec

7. The Rise of Nation States in Europe
England
Spain
France
Strong Monarchs
Seek wealth

8. European Exploration, after 1500

9. The Renaissance A cultural and intellectual movement
Reexamining Greek and Roman texts
New Ways of thinking
Challenging old Ideas